Hate Crimes

Billings 15 Years After Menorah Incident

cathy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:46:53 -0500

(JTA, January 22, 2008) In 1993, the town of Billings came together to protest antisemitism after a rock was thrown through a window with a menorah in it. Today, the residents of Billings are organizing to stop discrimination against other minorities in the town, especially Latinos and Native Americans.

Choosing to Participate Study Guide

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:13:37 -0600

This study guide is designed to accompany the exhibit and to elaborate its key challenge: to think deeply about what democracy really means, and what it asks of each of us. Choosing to Participate focuses on four stories about the meaning of civic participation and the critical need to promote a just society: 1.

Emmett Till Lesson 1: Confronting the Murder

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:31:23 -0600

Emmett Till Lesson 2: Examining the Choices People Made

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:02:27 -0600

Emmett Till Lesson 3: Connecting the History of Lynching to The Murder

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:11:56 -0600

Emmett Till Lesson 4: Choosing to Remember

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:24:52 -0600

Emmett Till: A Series of Four Lessons

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:33:52 -0600

Engaging the Future

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:29:10 -0600

In a world plagued by violence, efforts to build peace must be valued. It is the challenge for educators in the 21st century to find ways for people to come together to learn to respect differences as they take responsibility for negotiating a safe and secure future.

Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006

jenniferg — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:28:57 -0500

(Washington Post, November 20, 2007) The article, "Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006," presents FBI evidence documenting that the number of hate crimes have increased over the past year. Thousands of protesters marched around the Justice Department to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities.

Jewish Culture, and Anti-Semitism, on the Rise in Hungary

jenniferg — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:46:59 -0500

(International Herald Tribune, May 8, 2008) The article, "Jewish Culture, and Anti-Semitism, on the Rise in Hungary," describes an antisemitic incident that occurred in a Jewish district in Hungary.